Kubicki, also deputy president of the Bundestag, has been touted as a frontrunner to succeed Wolfgang Schäuble at the top of the German finance ministry if his party enters government. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Wolfgang Kubicki has been touted as a frontrunner to take the top job at the German finance ministry. The unsolicited email, however, talks about Nord Stream 2 in the first person plural (“we expect to receive permit decisions in the five relevant countries by the end of Q1 2018”). Kubicki & Schöler explicitly deny they have a client with a direct link to “the building of Nord Stream 2”. “This clearly poses serious questions on how deep Nord Stream 2’s lobbying activities are rooted within the liberal party.

Source: The Guardian November 17, 2017 04:52 UTC